Cargoline partner awards 
Cargoline has named its ‘Partners of the Year’ for 2024, as the company has reported. Wackler Spedition & Logistik (Wilsdruff) secured first place for the second consecutive year. Kissel Spedition (Mainaschaff) came second, followed by Hartmann Spedition (Paderborn) in... more
Lidl's biggest logistics hub in Portugal
Lidl has officially inaugurated its largest logistics centre in Portugal, located in Loures, following an investment of EUR 115 million. Covering 54,000 m² and offering space for 44,000 pallets, the site will supply up to 100 Lidl stores. Construction involved around 300... more
Global humanitarian logistics agreement
DHL and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have signed a formal agreement to strengthen their collaboration in humanitarian logistics, as DHL has reported. The partnership aims to improve disaster response through enhancing localised response,... more
Emons acquires LDB stake
Emons has reported it has acquired a strategic stake in the LDB group, effective retroactively from 1 January. The Baden-based German logistics provider comprises LDB Logistik and LDB Transport and employs around 100 people. Managing director Torsten Fellmoser remains in... more
Completing a project 
Integrating Züst & Bachmeier Project into Gruber Logistics. Since the beginning of this year Züst & Bachmeier Project has operated under the name Gruber Logistics Project. This marks the final step of a process that began with the acquisition of Universal Transport in autumn... more
Cirro expanding in Europe
Cirro Fulfillment has expanded its European operations with two new fulfilment centres in Spain and Italy. The Madrid facility, operational since January, covers 10,000 m² and holds Breeam ‘Excellent’ certification. Located in Villaverde, it provides access to key transport... more
Craiss opens washing facility
Craiss Generation Logistics has reported that it has launched a washing facility for reusable transport containers in Sibiu (Romania), developed for a client in the automotive sector. The facility integrates a water recycling system and digital process control to optimise... more
RZD and TNK boost rail freight services
RZD Logistics and tank container petrochemical company (TNK) have signed a cooperation agreement at the TransRussia exhibition to develop tank container transport. The companies aim to enhance multimodal logistics services by combining their expertise. Under the agreement,... more
Vienna warehouse adopts AutoStore
Cargo-partner, a subsidiary of Nippon express holdings, is introducing the AutoStore system at its iLogistics Center near Vienna Airport, making it the first freight forwarder in Austria to implement this automation technology. The system is set to meet increasing demand for... more
Cold-weather e-trucking
DB Schenker’s electric trucks have demonstrated their reliability in Finland’s extreme winter conditions, as the company has reported. Over the past year two ‘Fuso eCanter’ trucks carried out customer deliveries, proving effective even in temperatures as low as –30°C,... more